Anyone getting a Zune for Christmas....
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Easily so for me as well. Hilarious isn't it? The time and effort MS have taken into developing an iPod-beater and it doesn't even start to challenge Apple.joeyjojo said:
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And on the flipside flipside all mine is off CDs as well.PMKeates said:And on the flipside, I think all the music on mine is ripped off
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hardly porn!
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Depends on your interpretation I 'spose. I think The Inquirer wanted to make the article that little more "interesting" and eye-catching.Neon said:
Zunes are nothing special in my opinion, to little to late. The iPod has and IMO will always have a large presence in the MP3 player market, people know and are happy with iPods. I don't think the Zune is that bad of an MP3 player, though why did they choose brown as a colour, WHY?! The Zune's interface and styling are ok and the idea of WiFi is good but it's not implemented well enough. All songs are DRMed before sending, only play 3 times or for 3 days (whichever comes first) You can't use WiFi to sync and you can't even send videos.
There's just not the 'WOW' factor with the Zune. It has less battery than the iPod, it isn't as good looking (although it's more resistant to scratching), it's screen is larger yet lacks the resolution and the software is just appalling. Why did they choose not to support PlayForSure? Madness. All Apple need to do to trump the Zune is add a FM, or even digital radio, add Wifi and/or bluetooth and release their much rumoured Touch Screen iPod.
*Pats iPod*
There's just not the 'WOW' factor with the Zune. It has less battery than the iPod, it isn't as good looking (although it's more resistant to scratching), it's screen is larger yet lacks the resolution and the software is just appalling. Why did they choose not to support PlayForSure? Madness. All Apple need to do to trump the Zune is add a FM, or even digital radio, add Wifi and/or bluetooth and release their much rumoured Touch Screen iPod.
*Pats iPod*
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Lol! titaniumx3 has already experienced that error http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8204541&postcount=2440
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Oh yes that would make one heck of an iPod. Not so bothered about radio but bluetooth?Meatball said:
And as much as a touch screen iPod sounds good I'm not sure I'd really need that. Isn't this touch screen idea meant to allow the iPod to be use in a widescreen position for playing films? I don't really usemy iPod for this, just audio.
Poorly written and MS hating or Apple loving, I'm not sure. Not the kind of thing I read to make an informed decision about a piece of hardware.KizZ said:Worst as in poorly written or a crappy product?
It does look like Apple have got in there with the iPod/iTunes combo, and very succesful brand name marketing. Nobody knows what an "MP3 player" is any more.
I'm not sure it's a good thing for the market. Though I've got to hand it to them that, for the moment, they deserve the market share. The test will be when/if the market stagnates and they milk it instead of being innovative.
Right now I'd go for the Creative video alternative though, but it's close. A widescreen, touch iPod would win it though. The first company to get a good, touchscreen player will have a strong advantage.
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